End connecter for bracelets



Feb. 9 1926. 1,572,717

G- D. HARRISON END CONNECTER FOR BRACELETS 7 Filed Dec. 15. 1924 Savant Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE I). HARRISON, OF NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO PROVIDENCE STOCK COMPANY, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

END CONNECTER FOR BRACELETS.

Application filed December 13, 1924. Serial No. 755,669.

a citizen of the United States, residing at North Attlehoro, in the county of Bristol and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in End Con-- neclters for Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in end connectors for bracelets.

The primary object of the invention is to provide improved means for connecting the free end of an adjustable bracelet to the r body thereof, which means involves a novel female member having a spring and an ordinary eyelet, for latching the male member in position.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means for relating the spring to the female member that receives the male member on the free end of the bracelet and particularly to provide means of this char-- acter which is simple, and economical.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a bracelet with the present invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1

Figure 3 is a section detail perspective view of the spring;

Figure 4 is a top plan View, partly broken away and in section of a modified form of the invention, and 1 Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of the spring of Figure 4.

In proceeding in accordance with the present invention, the free end E of the bracelet B overlaps the latter and is provided with a finishing end member G that is'soldered onto the free edge of end E. The bracelet B is formed of woven wire generally known in the art aswoven wire mesh fabric. A slide 1, is mounted on the bracelet body B and has a ball or headed stud 2 thereon. constituting a male member.

An ordinary eyelet 3 has its ends flanged or clinched into engagement with the opposite faces of the bracelet body and receives the head 2 of stud 1 therein. In order to latch the stud head in the eyelet, a spring member 4 is employed, which may be formed of wire, and which has a right angular foot 6 at one end and has its opposite end bent on the under face of the end E of the bracelet and is held thereagainst by the finishing end member C, as depicted in Figure 2 of the drawings, while the foot 6 projects into the meshes of the bracelet end E and is secured thereto by sold-er S which latter may a be the solder that is used to secure the end member C onto the bracelet end. The spring eye 5 is formed to receive the head 2 so that he latter can be snapped into andout of engagement with the eye.

Figures 4 and 5 illustrate a modification of the invention, wherein the spring member 4: has eye 5 at one end and an elongated and inclined foot 6 at its opposite end, the latter extending along one of the inclined sides of the V-shaped finishing member C and is secured by solder. In this form of the invention, the elongated foot 6 affords a larger and hence stronger anchorage for the spring.

In both forms of the invention it will be seen that the finishing member acts to not only assist in securing the spring in position, but also prevents the eye from having undue movement at right angles to the plane of the finishing member, so as to prevent disalineinent of the spring eye and the head of the stud, assuring proper functioning of the eye.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a bracelet end connector, a bracelet having a finishing member on an end thereof, a member slidable on the bracelet and having a headed stud, an eyelet secured to the end of the bracelet adjacent to the finishing member, and a spring having an eye on one end in register with the eyelet and having its opposite end engaged between the adjacent face of the bracelet end and the finishing member and turned at an angle and soldered to the bracelet end.

2. In a bracelet end connector, a bracelet having a finishing member on an end thereof, a male member carried by the bracelet, an eyelet carried by the bracelet end to receive the male member, and a spring having an eye on one end to snap over the male member and having its opposite end rigidly secured between the bracelet end and the finishing member thereon and in direct contact with each.

to form an eye 5. The member I is disposed a finishing member on an end of the bracelet, a male member on the bracelet, an eyelet on the bracelet end to receive the male member, spring means in register with the eyelet to engage the male member, and means whereby to rigidly secure the spring means between the bracelet end and the finishing member and in direct contact with each.

1. In combination with a bracelet having a finishing member on an end of the bracelet, a male member on the bracelet, an eyelet on the bracelet end to receive the male member, spring means for engagement with the male member, and means whereby to rigidly secure the spring means between the bracelet and the finishing member and in direct contact with each.

5. In combination with a male member, a member formed of mesh fabric and having an eye to receive the male member, spring means having a part seated on the mesh fabric and formed to receive the male member, the end of said part of the spring means being extended inwardly to project into the interstices of the mesh fabric and being soldered thereto, and a member secured to the mesh fabric and seated on said part of the spring means to hold same against the mesh fabric.

6. In combination with a bracelet having a finishing member on an end of the bracelet, a male member on the bracelet an eyelet on the bracelet end to receive the male member, and a spring having an eye at one end in register with the eyelet, and having its opposite end engaged between the bracelet end and said finishing member and formed with an angular bend extending into and soldered to the bracelet end.

7. In combination with a male member, a member having an eye to receive the male member, a spring member having an end seated on the second member and having a part to engage the male member, and a third member seated on said end of the spring member to clamp said end against the second member, said third member having an edge engaged with the said end of the spring member to permit the male member engaging part to flex about said edge.

8. In combination with a male member, a member having an eye to receive the male member, a spring member having an end seated on the second member and having a part to engage the male member, and a third member seated on said end of the spring member to clamp said end against the second member, said third member having a V-shaped edge engaged in the angle thereof with the said end of the spring member to permit the male member engaging part to flex about said edge.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE D. HARRISON. 

